‘Game Of Thrones’ showrunners tease idea of spin-off show

Game Of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have suggested that a spin-off series could potentially come to fruition.

The sixth season of the hit HBO fantasy show recently concluded, and it has been revealed that seasons seven and eight will be the last two.

While HBO president Michael Lombardo recently said that the network would be “open” to a spin-off and that “there’s enormous storytelling to be mined in a prequel”, the showrunners had distanced themselves from the idea.

But now, speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, the pair appear more keen. “One of the great things about what George [RR Martin] did is he didn’t just build a story… he built a world,” they said, according to Digital Spy.

They continued, “[There’s] so many characters and such a rich detailed history behind it that there are a lot of different ways you could go with it.”

“We just haven’t had time to really think through the details of it, because we’re so focused on just getting the show made.”

“This is such a 24-hour-a-day job. Once we start thinking about [any spin-off], we realise we have other things that are immediately pressing that we need to be thinking about!”